By Canadian Press

Republicans, Democrats spar on Capitol Hill over Canada-U.S. migration ‘crisis’

Mar 28, 2023 | 10:13 AM

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats are doing battle today over what one side calls a “crisis” of illegal immigration at the Canada-U.S. border. 

Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security say their Republican counterparts are trying to manufacture a non-existent crisis.

Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), chairman of the homeland security oversight subcommittee, says border patrol agents are ill-equipped to deal with an increase in migrants entering the U.S. from Canada. 

But Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) cites statistics showing there were more encounters during the Trump administration, which redirected resources to the southern border. 

Up until Saturday, it was Canada that was dealing with a flood of asylum seekers entering from the U.S. at unofficial entry points like Roxham Road in Quebec. 

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That all changed after President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed a new agreement Friday to block the movement of would-be claimants between official border crossings.   

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 28, 2023.

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